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Summary:
0403cfc060 COMMON: Attempt to make 'forbidden symbol' error more helpful


Commit: 0403cfc060a678de21e4bba61683f1ebc374c1a2
    https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm/commit/0403cfc060a678de21e4bba61683f1ebc374c1a2
Author: Max Horn (max at quendi.de)
Date: 2011-06-06T08:10:03-07:00

Commit Message:
COMMON: Attempt to make 'forbidden symbol' error more helpful

Changed paths:
    common/forbidden.h



diff --git a/common/forbidden.h b/common/forbidden.h
index 995442d..9cba19c 100644
--- a/common/forbidden.h
+++ b/common/forbidden.h
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@
  * Backend files may #define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_ALLOW_ALL if they
  * have to access functions like fopen, fread etc.
  * Regular code, esp. code in engines/, should never do that.
+ * To ease transition, though, we allow re-enabling selected symbols
+ * in frontend code. However, this should only be used as a temporary
+ * measure. Especially new code should avoid this at all costs.
  */
 
 #ifndef FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_ALLOW_ALL
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@
  * the compiler will hopefully print along with its own error message),
  * we try to make clear what is causing the error.
  */
-#define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_REPLACEMENT	FORBIDDEN SYMBOL !%*
+#define FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_REPLACEMENT	FORBIDDEN_look_at_common_forbidden_h_for_more_info SYMBOL !%*
 
 
 #ifndef FORBIDDEN_SYMBOL_EXCEPTION_printf